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A Fine Beer In A Fine Place

A "schwartzbier," black beer, at the Auersbach Keller in Leipzig, Germany, which dates from the 1500s.

Geman poet, playwright and naturalist JW von Goethe set part of his work FAUST at the Auersbach Keller; in the scene, reminiscient of a Robert Johnson blues tune (walkin' with the devil side by side), Goethe has two of his characters conversing with the devil.

photograph (c) copyright paul heidelberg